F.C. København vs Chelsea, 2024-25 UEFA Conference League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
F.C. København
  • 79': Gabriel Pereira
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1st Leg
Chelsea
  • 46': Reece James
  • 65': Enzo Fernández

Chelsea hold on to win 1st leg in Copenhagen

Chelsea closed in on a place in the Conference League quarterfinals after securing a 2-1 win at F.C. København in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie in the Danish capital.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Gabriel Pereira (FC Copenhagen).
  • 2': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Amin Chiakha (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Birger Meling.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 18': Foul by Giorgi Gocholeishvili (FC Copenhagen).
  • 18': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Offside, FC Copenhagen. Elias Achouri is caught offside.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.
  • 25': Offside, FC Copenhagen. Amin Chiakha is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Benoît Badiashile (Chelsea).
  • 30': Viktor Claesson (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, FC Copenhagen. Birger Meling is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by William Clem (FC Copenhagen).
  • 35': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Birger Meling (FC Copenhagen).
  • 44': Tyrique George (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Tyrique George (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, FC Copenhagen 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Copenhagen 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Shumaira Mheuka.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Levi Colwill replaces Benoît Badiashile.
  • 46': Goal! FC Copenhagen 0, Chelsea 1. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
  • 50': Viktor Claesson (FC Copenhagen) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Birger Meling with a through ball.
  • 53': Foul by Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen).
  • 53': Tyrique George (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Elias Achouri (FC Copenhagen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
  • 56': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Viktor Claesson (FC Copenhagen).
  • 59': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Robert replaces Elias Achouri.
  • 65': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Magnus Mattsson replaces Viktor Claesson.
  • 65': Goal! FC Copenhagen 0, Chelsea 2. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrique George.
  • 68': Offside, Chelsea. Tyrique George is caught offside.
  • 69': Offside, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Rodrigo Huescas replaces Giorgi Gocholeishvili.
  • 70': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Marcos López replaces Birger Meling.
  • 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Jadon Sancho replaces Cole Palmer.
  • 76': Foul by Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen).
  • 76': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
  • 77': Robert (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Diks (FC Copenhagen).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, FC Copenhagen. Munashe Garan'anga replaces Kevin Diks because of an injury.
  • 79': Goal! FC Copenhagen 1, Chelsea 2. Gabriel Pereira (FC Copenhagen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcos López with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrique George (Chelsea).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Foul by Magnus Mattsson (FC Copenhagen).
  • 83': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 84': Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
  • 84': Rodrigo Huescas (FC Copenhagen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Offside, FC Copenhagen. Amin Chiakha is caught offside.
  • 86': Hand ball by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
  • 87': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Amin Chiakha (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Corner, FC Copenhagen. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
  • 90': Pantelis Hatzidiakos (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Marcos López (FC Copenhagen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Victor Froholdt (FC Copenhagen).
  • 90'+1': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Marcos López (FC Copenhagen).
  • 90'+2': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Copenhagen 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Copenhagen 1, Chelsea 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
0 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 0
62.4 Possession 37.6
5 SHOTS 5
2 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
665 Accurate Passes 373
720 Passes 424
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
30 Long Balls 31
13 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 4
9 Tackles 9
1.0 Tackle % 0.4
5 Interceptions 5
16 Effective Clearances 8
16 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Parken
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 35,859

Line-Ups

KBH F.C. København (5-4-1)

No. Name
41 Diant Ramaj (GK)
2 Kevin Diks Yellow Card
6 Pantelis Hatzidiakos Yellow Card
5 Gabriel Pereira
24 Birger Meling
22 Giorgi Gocholeishvili
17 Victor Froholdt
36 William Clem
30 Elias Achouri
7 Viktor Claesson
19 Amin Chiakha Yellow Card
F.C. København Substitutes:
Hunor Németh, Rodrigo Huescas, Magnus Mattsson, Rúnar Rúnarsson, Munashe Garananga, Marcos López, Robert, Rasmus Falk Jensen, Nathan Trott.

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
5 Benoît Badiashile
4 Tosin Adarabioyo
27 Malo Gusto
23 Trevoh Chalobah
20 Cole Palmer
24 Reece James
25 Moisés Caicedo
76 Shim Mheuka
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
32 Tyrique George
Chelsea Substitutes:
Levi Colwill, Mathis Amougou, Pedro Neto, Marc Cucurella, Christopher Nkunku, Lucas Bergstrom, Josh Acheampong, Enzo Fernández, Jadon Sancho, Filip Jørgensen.

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